Schefter: Lions have robbed other NFL teams with every pick so far

Schefter: Lions have robbed other NFL teams with every pick so far

Detroit Lions fans woke up Saturday morning grumbling about how their team keeps reaching for need, and getting poor value with their 2018 NFL draft selections.

But according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Lions have in fact sniped another team’s pick with every selection through the first three rounds:

Lions keep picking players before other teams can. Detroit drafted Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson at No. 43 with Washington preparing to take him at No. 44. Then Detroit drafted UL Laf CB Tracy Walker at No. 82 before Carolina could get him at No. 85. Always stories behind each pick.

This matches up with reports that the Lions believed they had to be aggressive to get their targets before risking losing out on them.

At the end of the day, “draft value” is not something that exists in the real world. You can’t put a helmet on draft value, or win a football game with draft value.

But if a team’s decision-makers believe they’ve added three critical pieces to their team—and they’re right—jumping the gun to get the players they wanted is far more valuable than impressing draftniks and missing out on the players they really wanted.

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